System and method for producing quotes

Abstract

A method and a system for communication between a seller and a potential buyer are provided. The method and the system comprises at least one server in communication with a wireless data network and a mobile wireless device in communication with the at least one server using the wireless data network. The system and the method for communication between the seller and the potential buyer facilitates searching based on a distance from the seller and simplifies a procedure for the buyer to produce quotes for items a store owner wishes to buy from a user. In specific embodiments, the items may be items of value in the secondary toy/collector market, other collectible markets, books, or any market where items can be identified by UPC bar codes and scanned by users.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of communication between a seller and a potential buyer, the steps of the method comprising:
 a. providing at least one server in communication with a data network,   b. receiving at the at least one server a user input from the seller, wherein the user input from the seller includes at least one universal price code (UPC),   c. producing price information based on the UPC received,   d. publishing the price information to the at least one server using the data network,   e. viewing the price information by the potential seller on a computing device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of communication according to  claim 1 , wherein the computing device is a mobile wireless device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of communication according to  claim 1 , wherein the step of publishing the price information to the at least one-server includes displaying at least a portion of the user input based on a preference of the buyer. 
     
     
         4 . The method of communication according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of receiving at the at least one server a second user input from the potential buyer, the at least one server sending a notification to the seller in response to the second user input from the potential buyer. 
     
     
         5 . The method of communication according to  claim 4 , wherein the notification comprises one of a message written by the potential buyer, a contact information of the potential buyer, and a counteroffer. 
     
     
         6 . The method of communication according to  claim 5 , wherein the notification is one of a text message sent to a second computing device of the seller, an electronic mail sent to an email address of the seller, and a message residing on the at least one server. 
     
     
         7 . The method of communication according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of receiving at the at least one server a second user input from the potential seller, the at least one server sending a notification to the buyer in response to the second user input from the potential seller. 
     
     
         8 . The method of communication according to  claim 7 , wherein the notification comprises one of a message written by the potential seller, a contact information of the potential buyer, and a counteroffer. 
     
     
         9 . The method of communication according to  claim 7 , wherein the notification is one of a text message sent to the computing device of the buyer, an electronic mail sent to an email address of the buyer, and a message residing on the at least one server. 
     
     
         10 . The method of communication according to  claim 1 , wherein the user of the seller includes at least one of an image, an audio clip, a text description, and a price value. 
     
     
         11 . The method of communication according to  claim 10 , wherein the step of receiving at the at least one server the first user input from the seller further includes performing an image recognition analysis on the image in the first user input. 
     
     
         12 . The method of communication according to  claim 1 , wherein producing price information is based on the UPC received and a specialized database specific to the secondary toy market, other collectibles, books, or other market. 
     
     
         13 . A method of communication between a seller and a potential buyer, the steps of the method comprising:
 a. providing at least one server in communication with a data network,   b. receiving at the at least one server a user input from the seller, wherein the user input from the seller includes at least one universal price code (UPC) in the form of at least one of an image, an audio clip, a text description,   c. producing price information based on the UPC received by comparison to a specialized database,   d. publishing the price information to the at least one server using the data network in the form of an offer to buy,   e. viewing the offer to buy by the potential seller on a computing device.   
     
     
         14 . A system for communication between a seller and a potential buyer, the system comprising:
 at least one server in communication with a data network, the at least one server configured to receive and store a user input from the seller, the user input from the seller including at least one universal price code (UPC), the at least one server publishing a query to the server, the query including at least a portion of the user input from the seller; and   a first computing device in communication with the at least one server using the data network, the computing device configured to produce price information based on the at least one UPC, the at least one server making the price information available on the at least one server.   
     
     
         15 . The system for communication according to  claim 14 , further comprising a mobile phone where the seller can view the price information. 
     
     
         16 . The system for communication according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least a portion of the first user input included in the price information produced is based on a preference of the seller. 
     
     
         17 . The system for communication according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one server receives a user input from the potential buyer and the at least one server, in response to the user input from the potential buyer, sends a notification to the seller. 
     
     
         18 . The system for communication according to  claim 17 , wherein the notification comprises one of a message written by the potential buyer, a contact information of the potential buyer, and a counteroffer. 
     
     
         19 . The system for communication according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one server receives a user input from the seller and the at least one server in response to the user input from the potential seller, sends a notification to the buyer. 
     
     
         20 . The system for communication according to  claim 19 , wherein the notification comprises one of a message written by the potential seller, a contact information of the potential seller, and a counteroffer.